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 The fox-hunting heritage of the Scottish Borders is legendary. With hounds working in some of Europe's finest riding country the hunts maintain a valuable role in the heart of the rural community. Operating within the law, while proudly upholding what they can of the values, the ethics and traditions of hunting, the hunts offer an excellent fox control service to farmers and landowners with the hounds flushing foxes to waiting guns.
The Berwickshire Hunt is believed to be the oldest hunt in Scotland, with earliest records going back to 1740. It is currently thriving with regular meets every Saturday and Tuesday throughout the season. The country covers 350 square miles of Berwickshire including heather hill, arable and woodland.
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Mrs. A. Tullie, Tel: 01890 818255
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The Duke of Buccleuch's Hunt country is varied and beautiful, and stretches from Birgham over parts of Berwickshire, through Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire.
Secs. Mr and Mrs. W. Donnan, Tel: 01835 822343
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The Lauderdale - This farmers' pack, centred on Lauder, hunts from the Lammermuirs to the rivers Tweed and Yarrow and stretches 20 miles from east to west and 15 miles from north to south. It is mainly good hill country with grass, a little plough with timber hunt jumps and dry-stone walls.
Sec. Mr I. R. Scott-Aiton Tel: 01835 822343
The Jed Forest - Dating from 1884 and lying in Roxburghshire, this is the smallest of Scottish hunt countries. The terrain is mixed being mainly upland and white hill. Its boundaries are the rivers Teviot and Slitrig with the Roman road, 'Dere Street' to the east.
Sec. Mrs. G.G. Douglas Tel 01835 840216
 The Liddesdale - Roxburghshire provides the hill ground hunted by the Liddesdale, rising to 2,000 feet with little jumping but some timber and stonewalls. Stamina and sure footedness are a must for the hunter in this heavily afforested terrain.
Secs. Mr and Mrs D Elliot Tel: 01387 381281
The Border Hunt enjoys good galloping country which is mainly all hill and open moorland straddling the Scottish/English border. The wild nature of this open country and the lie of the land frequently tempt hunting guests from north of the Border to enjoy a day's hunting with their neighbours.
Sec. Mr. G. Morrison Tel: 01434 270084
The College Valley and North Northumberland - although based just south of the border their country stretches into Scotland covering both lowland and spectacular hill ground.
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Nicola Gibb Tel: 01668 216441
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Mr. J. Dobie Tel: 01361 840247
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